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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
730 AM EDT TUE JUL 29 2014

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY PROGRESS SOUTHWARD DOWN THE
FLORIDA PENINSULA TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BEFORE DISSIPATING
OVER SOUTH FLORIDA THURSDAY. AN ATLANTIC RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 50 PERCENT TODAY THROUGH
MONDAY.

FLZ076-077-078-301130-
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF...KEY LARGO...MARATHON...KEY WEST
730 AM EDT TUE JUL 29 2014

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           10           20
WEATHER TYPE          TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
TEMP                  93           80           93
RH %                  54           80           58
20FT WIND AM(MPH)     SW 6                      W  5
20FT WIND PM(MPH)     W  5         W  5         W  5
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT         1            1            1
LAL                   2            2            2
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    5000         500          5000
TRANSPORT WND(MPH)    W  7         W  7         W  7
DISPERSION INDEX      40           7            36
MAX LVORI                          4

.REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS NEAR 80. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS NEAR 5 MPH.
CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. VARIABLE WINDS NEAR
5 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR 5 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF
RAIN 30 PERCENT BOTH FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
.SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. LOWS IN THE LOWER 80S.
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT EACH
DAY AND NIGHT.

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